Presenter
Salme Lavigne, PhD, RDH
Salme Lavigne, PhD, RDH, was appointed scientific editor of the
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene, effective December 1, 2015. She
holds a diploma in dental hygiene from the University of Toronto, a
bachelor’s degree in biomedical anthropology from Lakehead
University, a master’s degree in dental hygiene education from the
University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a doctorate in community
health sciences from the University of Manitoba. Salme was the
founding director of the dental hygiene program at Confederation
College, Thunder Bay, and served as director of the School of Dental
Hygiene, University of Manitoba, for 13 years where she developed
and initiated the first BScDH program at that institution. An
internationally recognized researcher and educator, Salme has
received Alumni of Distinction awards from the University of Toronto
and the UMKC School of Dentistry, and a Life Membership Award from
the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association.
Moderator
Megan Sproule-Jones
Megan Sproule-Jones, editor/writer at the Canadian Dental
Hygienists Association (CDHA), has worked in the scholarly
publishing industry for more than 20 years, managing peer-reviewed
journals in psychiatry and neuroscience, and public administration
before joining CDHA and the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene in
2013. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and French from
Queen’s University (Kingston) and a Master of Arts in history from
the University of Waterloo.
Learning Outcomes
After the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe how the scholarly peer-review process works
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Understand and apply the author guidelines for the
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene (CJDH) to their writing
- Explain the requirements for each CJDH article category